First, I'd like to say that everyone has really been helpful. I get such great advice every time I ask a question and I really really appreciate it.
My question is about venue minimums. We booked at The Watermill for a Friday night which requires a minimum of 120 guests, which we obviously want to try and achieve.
Right now our guest list is 147. My fiance thinks that we should invite more guests because if we get a lot of nos then we risk dipping below 120.
Granted, many of our guests have been given +1s, which we have added to the total guest list. With that in mind, we are aware that there are some guests that would not bring a +1 along. We also have some family members who we are inviting but we are pretty sure won't make the trip to the wedding.
However, we're already 27 guests over our minimum.
Brides/Brides-to-Be, how many extra invitations did you send out in order to reach your minimum?
Thank you very much!
Alyssa M
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I think it really depends on how many OOT people you're inviting. There's a formula, like 20% will say no but I highly doubt we will get that many no's. We have half the responses back and we're at 90 yes and 5 no, but we didn't invite many people from OOT so almost everyone is planning on attending. If you want, you can always have a B list so if you start getting a lot of no's you can send out more invites. HTH!
JeannaCoppola
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Alyssa, we actually don't have that many out of town guests either. He has some family in Jersey who have already told us they are coming and I have family in Florida who already plan on coming. He only has one uncle in Georgia who won't go, I have one uncle in Florida who may not come, and his Grandmother may not attend. So overall, most guests are from around here. Thanks for your advice -its good to know that you're getting a lot more yeses than nos!
Lguido
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I think if you invite 150-160 guests you will be fine. I would also reccomend sending out a save the date.
Melissa211
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I am inviting about 145, for a 100 min, but i have a lot of OOT guests. So maybe up it 5-10 to be safe!
Terriechick
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What is your max.. will you be ok if you say everyone you invite does come? My min is 200 my max is 250 I have I think 270 on guest list last i checked.. I am hoping for lots of no's!
JeannaCoppola
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Terrie, our maximum is 200. It's so confusing trying to find a balance of getting enough yeses and enough nos! haha
JeannaCoppola
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Terrie, our maximum is 200. It's so confusing trying to find a balance of getting enough yeses and enough nos! haha
Terriechick
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If your max is 200 and you want to be safe I would send out 150.. its in the middle I would think you should be safe
teacherteacher
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I'd add another 10 invites or so - our minimum was 110 and we invited about 140, with only 80 yes responses so far (including us, and both sets of parents). We're inviting some parents of our close friends to make up the difference, but one of the thing we didn't count on was that MOST people invited with a plus one are not bringing anyone. None of my bridesmaids have a date, none of FH's groomsmen, none of our siblings and FH's sister - no dates! And that's just the immediate…so many friends who we thought would bring someone rsvpd alone.
LeBronsBride2015
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I have the same issue. My minimum is 200 but max is 250. Don't want to invite too few or too much. My friend recently had a wedding and she planned for 200 but ended up with like 375. That makes me very nervous. The venue I'm leaning towards also only holds 280.
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